rised her by coming home every

eal," he said as he placed a perfectly

Please thank

picked her up and

check on her healing scar, touching

med to melt away in this week of tenderness. They'd only been married six months. Rushing thi

red to go with her, but she refused. She didn't like clinging to him

nned to gently persuade him to get some rest. When she tiptoed in

collected Ethan looking so anxious. She soft

the laptop, replacing his worried look with

st listening would be enough. But in six months of ma

than's past. And he seem

ing?" he asked, pulli

sleep wit

ting her onto the desk-th

did they shed all masks and

gold-embossed business card Lucas had given her

was in a great mood. But when

into his study. Hi

ds she knew. All wrong. Then,

reen u

hat she hadn

n the corner was a thumbnail

ss. A stark white bandage wrapped around her delicate arm. The lighting, the angle, t

was it anyone Ethan

ut like it had burned her

rang. Every beep p

y answered. The ba

"My hardworking husband working on t

go to the

rious." She paused and tilted her head

the announcement syst

nce. Then he said calmly

you h

A friend go

or f

answered with

e more question, the paper-thin illusi

riend. Your wife's tired-going to nap."

, his voice came through-low, am

n blushed furiously, shou

gnetic and teasing. "I'll

l e

o she'd seen and the casual, flirty conversation tangled in her mind.

d climbed into bed, fo

stir until his cool hand slid under th

alf-asleep, pushing a

red, his breath h

at?" she mumbl

ing." He chuckled lowly, then kisse

nding to his every move. In this primal connecti

tick on his collar. But any woman woul